Essential Writing Skills for the Workplace
Want to know how to gain attention with your words? Learn how to be more aware of your writing styles and capture the attention you need from your intended audience.
In an age of mobile devices, ready internet access, and social media platforms, written communication has become faster and easier. Couple that with an increasingly entitled generation unafraid to voice their displeasure, and you will have an increasing number of public feedback.
How that is managed can become a public affairs nightmare or a stepping stone to a better spin to your organisation’s image. This one-day course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to successfully write business correspondences, particularly in reply to public concerns, ensuring clear and accurate communication.
The skills of effective business writing will be imparted. You will come to understand and appreciate the need to plan your writing, and use appropriate structure and logical argument in your documents, learn how to write with purpose and get the desired results from each piece of writing. Finally you will also learn how to develop a tone of voice that will portray a persona in keeping with the public image of your organisation.
After the workshop, you will be able to:
Course Dates | Early Bird Dates |
22 March 2023 – Confirmed | 1/3/2023 |
6 July 2023 | 15/6/2023 |
12 October 2023 | 21/9/2023 |
For courses in 2023
Type | Fee (S$) inclusive of 8% GST |
---|---|
Early bird | 399.60 |
Normal | 453.60 |
Members (Join/renew here) | 356.40 |
Grants (if applicable)
Mrs Christine Leow is a passionate and dynamic trainer with nearly two decades of experience in the media industry who specialises in oral and written communication, public presentation, interview skills, and managing the media. Some of her clients include National Junior College, Hwa Chong Institute, Singapore of the Arts Singapore (SOTA), Republic of Singapore Navy, Land Transport Authority, National Environment Agency, Ministry of Education, and Maritime Port Authority.
She is currently a writer with clients that include Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations; NTUC; SingHealth; Science Centre Singapore; OOH Media; OKTO; Channel NewsAsia; CapitaLand; The Ascott Limited; The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands; the ArtScience Museum; and Singapore Tourism Board.
Having spent her entire career writing for various platforms and varied genres, Christine has developed strategies to adapt her writing for different audience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language from the National University of Singapore.
Course Code
TGS-2020500902
Support period:
14 Oct 2015 - 31 Dec 2024
Duration
9am to 5pm
1 day (7 hours)
Venue
Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre or similar
Funding
SDF / SFC
Who should attend
Executives and managers who are required to respond to daily enquiries and feedback.
Methodology
Participants are guided through practical steps of the topic with a combination of short lectures, mini group exercises, individual exercises and feedback sharing sessions.
Want to know how to gain attention with your words? Learn how to be more aware of your writing styles and capture the attention you need from your intended audience.
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EON Consulting & Training Pte. Ltd. was established in 1996 and specialises in providing human capital consulting and training services to organisations in Singapore.
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